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Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period
of service, and sex, not seasonally adjusted
HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-5. Employment status of the civilian population 18 years and over by veteran status, period of service, and sex, not seasonally
adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Total Men Women
Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021
VETERANS, 18 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population 18,359 17,981 16,449 16,059 1,910 1,922
Civilian labor force 8,706 8,417 7,607 7,267 1,099 1,150
Participation rate 47.4 46.8 46.2 45.3 57.5 59.8
Employed 8,224 8,090 7,180 6,999 1,044 1,091
Employment-population ratio 44.8 45.0 43.6 43.6 54.7 56.8
Unemployed 483 327 428 268 55 59
Unemployment rate 5.5 3.9 5.6 3.7 5.0 5.1
Not in labor force 9,653 9,564 8,842 8,792 811 772

Gulf War-era II veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population 4,503 4,607 3,727 3,834 776 773
Civilian labor force 3,497 3,637 2,963 3,081 534 557
Participation rate 77.7 79.0 79.5 80.4 68.8 72.0
Employed 3,281 3,500 2,765 2,974 516 526
Employment-population ratio 72.9 76.0 74.2 77.6 66.5 68.1
Unemployed 216 137 198 107 18 30
Unemployment rate 6.2 3.8 6.7 3.5 3.4 5.5
Not in labor force 1,006 969 764 753 242 216

Gulf War-era I veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population 3,101 3,131 2,604 2,599 497 532
Civilian labor force 2,256 2,236 1,934 1,879 323 357
Participation rate 72.8 71.4 74.3 72.3 65.0 67.2
Employed 2,136 2,144 1,832 1,804 303 340
Employment-population ratio 68.9 68.5 70.4 69.4 61.1 63.9
Unemployed 121 92 101 74 19 18
Unemployment rate 5.3 4.1 5.2 4.0 6.0 4.9
Not in labor force 844 895 670 720 174 175

World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam-era veterans

Civilian noninstitutional population 6,711 6,328 6,475 6,105 236 223
Civilian labor force 1,155 1,002 1,117 952 38 50
Participation rate 17.2 15.8 17.2 15.6 16.3 22.2
Employed 1,116 961 1,081 917 35 45
Employment-population ratio 16.6 15.2 16.7 15.0 14.8 20.0
Unemployed 39 40 35 35 4 5
Unemployment rate 3.4 4.0 3.2 3.7 - -
Not in labor force 5,556 5,326 5,358 5,153 198 173

Veterans of other service periods

Civilian noninstitutional population 4,044 3,915 3,643 3,521 401 394

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-
August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all
other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected
wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where
base is less than 75,000). Updated population controls introduced with the release of January 2021 data.

 Total Men Women

Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct.

Employment status, veteran status, and period of service 2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021
Civilian labor force 1,797 1,542 1,593 1,355 204 186
Participation rate 44.4 39.4 43.7 38.5 50.8 47.3
Employed 1,691 1,485 1,501 1,304 190 180
Employment-population ratio 41.8 37.9 41.2 37.0 47.3 45.8
Unemployed 107 57 93 51 14 6
Unemployment rate 5.9 3.7 5.8 3.8 6.9 3.2
Not in labor force 2,247 2,373 2,050 2,166 197 208

NONVETERANS, 18 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population 233,874 235,095 105,419 106,291 128,455 128,804
Civilian labor force 150,260 151,257 76,842 77,395 73,417 73,862
Participation rate 64.2 64.3 72.9 72.8 57.2 57.3
Employed 140,364 144,876 71,745 74,192 68,619 70,684
Employment-population ratio 60.0 61.6 68.1 69.8 53.4 54.9
Unemployed 9,895 6,381 5,097 3,203 4,798 3,178
Unemployment rate 6.6 4.2 6.6 4.1 6.5 4.3
Not in labor force 83,614 83,837 28,577 28,896 55,038 54,941

NOTE: Veterans served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces and were not on active duty at the time of the survey. Nonveterans never served on active duty in the U.S.
Armed Forces. Veterans could have served anywhere in the world during these periods of service: Gulf War era II (September 2001-present), Gulf War era I (August 1990-
August 2001), Vietnam era (August 1964-April 1975), Korean War (July 1950-January 1955), World War II (December 1941-December 1946), and other service periods (all
other time periods). Veterans who served in more than one wartime period are classified only in the most recent one. Veterans who served during one of the selected
wartime periods and another period are classified only in the wartime period. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where
base is less than 75,000). Updated population controls introduced with the release of January 2021 data.

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